Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 314 | 218 | 177 | 164 | 104 | 75 | 77 | 83 | 116 | 218 | 222 | 269 | 189 | 575 | 1118 | 2785 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:15AM1.72m | 4:39PM1.81m | 4:57AM1.74m | 5:20PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.30m | 10:25AM0.24m | 10:53PM0.28m | 11:10AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 418 | 314 | 218 | 177 | 99 | 104 | 75 | 77 | 65 | 99 | 218 | 222 | 269 | 189 | 575 | 1118 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 237 | 231 | 122 | 105 | 164 | 100 | 71 | 45 | 83 | 116 | 67 | 65 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 66 | 43 | 29 | 21 | 39 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 5 | — | 3 | 2785 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 13 |
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